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Foley & Lardner

Foley Elects New Partner in Detroit
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that senior counsel Jeffrey S. Kopp of its Detroit office has been elected to partnership.

Jeffrey S. Kopp is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. He has handled numerous age, sex and race discrimination lawsuits and has successfully defended FMLA and ADA claims both at the trial and appellate levels. He has extensive background in prosecuting and defending violations of non-compete agreements and trade secrets claims. He also defends unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and has advised employers in strike and union matters. In addition, Kopp is vice president of the West Point Society of Michigan.

02-01-2007

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Foley Elects New Partners in Chicago
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that three of the firm's senior counsel in its Chicago office have been elected to partnership.

New partners include:

Steven M. Gerenraich is a member of the Business Law Department and the Transactional & Securities, Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling, Finance & Financial Institutions, Health Care Finance & Restructuring and International Practices. He represents and counsels business owners and entrepreneurs in all areas of commercial activity and corporate operations and has worked on transactions including mergers of public and private companies, stock and asset purchases and joint ventures.

Jill L. Murch is a member of the Litigation Department and the Business Reorganizations and Real Estate Practices. Murch's expertise encompasses all facets of bankruptcy and insolvency, including representation of lenders, creditors' committees, indenture trustees, bondholder committees, foreign representatives, individual creditors, Chapter 11 debtors, governmental agencies and federally chartered entities. Murch also specializes in insolvency issues related to the real estate, automotive and financial industries.

Lisa L. Tharpe is a member of the Litigation Department and the firm's Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation and White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance Practices. She concentrates on corporate litigation, with a primary focus on the representation of parties in the securities and financial services industry. In addition, she has conducted corporate internal investigations. She also has defended individuals and firms in connection with proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers and state securities regulatory bodies.

02-01-2007

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Foley Elects New Partners in Washington, D.C.
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that four of the firm’s senior counsel in its Washington, D.C. office have been elected to partnership.

The new partners include:

George C. Best, Ph.D., is a member of the Intellectual Property Department and the IP Litigation and Appellate Practice Groups. He has argued several appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and he has conducted direct and cross-examinations of witnesses in bench and jury trials. He focuses on litigation and client counseling and has been involved in all aspects of patent, trade secret and business tort cases involving a wide range of technologies, including biotechnology, veterinary diagnostics, food processing, and automobile safety systems. Best also has extensive experience in expert discovery, document discovery, depositions and motions practice. Best served as a law clerk to the Hon. Randall R. Rader at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and works with clients in diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals (chemical and biotechnological), human and animal food products, nutraceuticals and medical devices. Her practice focuses on client counseling in all aspects of obtaining, licensing and enforcing patents and conducting freedom-to-operate and due diligence investigations, and she has represented clients before the U.S. Patent Office, the U.S. Patent Office Board of Appeals and Interferences and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Elizabeth P. Gray is a member of the Litigation Department and the Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation and White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance Practices. She represents public companies, broker-dealers, officers and directors as well as other institutions and individuals in connection with securities enforcement, counseling and compliance matters. She has extensive experience with matters arising under the federal securities laws – including allegations of insider trading, accounting irregularities, option timing and market manipulation.

Jeffrey S. Newman is a member of the Regulated Industries Department and the firm’s Government Procurement Practice. He focuses his practice on government contracts, federal and state procurement and administrative law and litigation. Newman counsels clients on the wide array of contract formation and administration issues relating to government prime contracts and subcontracts, and provides assistance regarding other types of procurement activities such as grants, CRADAs and other transactions. Newman works extensively with contractors to protect their intellectual property rights and other proprietary information. He further assists a wide range of entities that seek to generate revenue through government contracting, whether commercial vendors that are initially seeking to sell their products and services to the government or companies that would like to increase their government business.

02-01-2007

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Foley Elects New Partners in Jacksonville
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that two of the firm's senior counsel in its Jacksonville office have been elected to partnership.

The new partners include:

Matthew G. Breuer is a member of the Business Law Department and the firm's Real Estate Practice. He has experience in a broad range of commercial real estate matters with a particular focus on real estate finance. He represents national, regional and local lending institutions in a variety of secured lending transactions.

Dabney D. Ware is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. She focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment law and has extensive experience in employment related litigation and in counseling clients on all aspects of compliance with federal, state and local laws.

02-01-2007

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Foley Elects New Partners in Madison
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that three of the firm's senior counsel in its Madison office have been elected to partnership.

The new partners include:

Paul S. Hunter is a member of the Intellectual Property Department, the Electronics and Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practices, and the Emerging Technologies, Insurance and Nanotechnology Industry Teams. His technical experience includes a wide range of electronics and computer technologies, including telecom, computer software/hardware, Internet applications, semiconductor devices and processes, e-commerce, electromagnetics, motors and “business methods.”

Carl R. Kugler is a member of the Business Law Department and the Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling, Transactional & Securities and International Practices. His practice includes experience with a variety of general corporate and commercial transactions, including domestic and international product distribution matters, mergers and acquisitions, contract law and financing transactions.

Michael D. Leffel is a member of the Litigation Department and the firm's General Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practices. He has represented clients in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts around the country and before various regulatory agencies and in congressional investigations. He has served as counsel in three cases on the merits and as counsel for amicus curiae in a number of other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

02-01-2007

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Foley Elects New Partners in Milwaukee
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that six of the firm's senior counsel in its Milwaukee office have been elected to partnership.

The new partners include:

Jason W. Allen is a member of the Business Law Department, the Finance & Financial Institutions Practice and the Energy Industry Team. He focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance and general corporate and commercial law, with a particular emphasis on transactions in the energy industry. His background in project and infrastructure finance transactions involves the acquisition, divestiture and financing of numerous domestic and international power projects.

Peter D. Fetzer is a member of the Business Law Department, the Transactional & Securities and Finance & Financial Institutions Practices, and the Energy Industry Team. He focuses his practice on general corporate and securities law with an emphasis on securities offerings, acquisitions and investment company and investment adviser representation. He regularly counsels issuers in public securities offerings, as well as companies buying and selling businesses.

David J.B. Froiland is a member of the Litigation Department and the Labor & Employment Practice. He represents employers throughout the country in all areas of employment law, with a particular focus on employee benefits litigation, reductions in force, and employment discrimination cases, including class action litigation. Froiland also counsels employers on plant closing issues, harassment issues, disability accommodation, problematic terminations and other workplace issues regarding the legal rights and obligations of employers.

Brian S. Kaas is a member of the Regulated Industries Department and the Insurance and Health Care Industry Teams. His practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate, transactional and regulatory insurance law. He also is experienced in the areas of reinsurance, runoff and commutation matters, captive companies, insurer insolvencies and corporate restructurings.

Zhu (Julie) Lee is a member of the Business Law Department and the firm's Tax & Employee Benefits, International and Tax, Valuation & Fiduciary Litigation Practices. She counsels clients on a broad range of U.S. and international tax matters. In addition, she advises clients on a variety of legal and business issues arising from doing business in China, including cross-border contracts, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, cross-border technology transfer, international tax planning and compliance and dispute resolution. She has frequently been a speaker on these topics.

Timothy L. Voigtman is a member of the Business Law Department and the Tax & Employee Benefits Practice and Tax, Valuation and Fiduciary Litigation Practices. He focuses on general corporate and tax law, including the business and tax consequences of the formation, ownership, operation, sale and reorganization of C corporations, S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. He also has significant experience in the areas of taxation of executive compensation and like-kind exchanges as well as state and local taxation. Voigtman is also a Certified Public Accountant.

02-01-2007

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David W. Simon Named Outstanding Health Care Litigator
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that David W. Simon was named one of the Nightingale’s Healthcare News Outstanding Health Care Litigators of 2006.

Simon was among 10 winners named to this year’s list, which was published in the January issue of Nightingale’s, a monthly newsletter for professionals serving the health care industry. This announcement follows on the heels of chair of the firm’s Health Care Venture Practice, Michael L. Blau, being named to Nightingale’s Outstanding Health Care Transaction Lawyers list.

Simon is a member of the firm’s Health Care Industry Team as well as the White Collar Defense & Corporate Compliance and Antitrust Practices. He represents health care clients in complex litigation before trial and appellate courts. He also focuses on the False Claims Act and has defended providers in criminal and civil health care fraud cases. In addition, Simon regularly counsels health care providers on compliance with antitrust laws and represents them in antitrust litigation.

Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today’s most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries.

02-01-2007

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